Why Cyrus Defeated Croesus in the Chronicle of Johannes Malalas and the Interpretation of Daniel 6
While the work of the early Byzantine chronicler Johannes Malalas has undergone extensive source- and textual-critical study, often with negative results about its originality and quality, a literary-critical examination of a passage in Book VI that is based on a legitimate historical synchronism, t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2022
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Byzantion
Year: 2022, Volume: 92, Pages: 397-412 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HB Old Testament KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages |
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| Summary: | While the work of the early Byzantine chronicler Johannes Malalas has undergone extensive source- and textual-critical study, often with negative results about its originality and quality, a literary-critical examination of a passage in Book VI that is based on a legitimate historical synchronism, the factual conflict between Croesus, king of Lydia and Cyrus king of Persia, reveals a sophisticated narrative that solves several problems of Biblical interpretation and produces a substantive theological statement about the role of the One God in history. |
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| ISSN: | 2294-6209 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Byzantion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BYZ.92.0.3291258 |